The Citroen Berlingo has just been awarded the 2019 MPV of the Year title in the annual What Car? motoring Oscars.
MPV multi-purpose vehicles, or ‘people carriers’, as we know them in their heydays of the 80s, 90s and early 2000s have lost out in terms of sales to the growing desirability of owing an SUV – ‘sports utility vehicle’. But manufacturers of MPV type vehicles, Citroen call their new … [Read more...]

Everyone likes surprises, especially if they give you even more than expected such as with the SsangYong Tivoli SUV, writes Robin Roberts
I think it’s a bit of liberty calling it an SUV when the petrol version tested is only 2WD and is little more than a taller hatchback, but the Tivoli goes deeper.
In the Tivoli range of SUVs there are four trim levels spanning £14,000 to £21,700 … [Read more...]

Last year Volvo in the UK outperformed the new car market with sales, and it's starting off well this year, writes David Miles.
Whereas the market fell by 7%, Volvo increased their sales by 9% to achieve 50,319 registrations with their award winning new range of models
This year the brand is aiming for 60,000 plus sales thanks to the popularity of their SUV XC40, XC60 and XC90 SUVs … [Read more...]

While SUVs are the flavour of the season, there’re rich pickings for manufacturers and drivers in cars like the Audi A4 Avant.
Most SUVs are rarely used to their full capacity or ability but an estate car, particularly a sporting estate like the Black Edition 40TDI quattro tested, can offer a more rewarding experience.
It will seat five with plenty of room or offers over … [Read more...]

This is a big year for the French Citroen brand, writes David Miles.
It’s their 100thanniversary and already has got off to a successful start with their products picking up several Car/Van of the Year Awards in the current round of annual ‘Oscars’ given by the motoring media.
Also, Citroen won the first round of the 2019 World Rally Championship – the famous Monte Carlo Rally, … [Read more...]

The Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (Plug-inHybrid Electric Vehicle) finished another strong sales year in 2018 as the UK’s best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle with 8,701 vehicles registered, an increase of 16% over 2017.
The uprated Outlander PHEV was launched last September with improved EV and petrol-engine performance and increased efficiency resulting in the new WLTP figures of 139mpg and 46g/km … [Read more...]

There is a lot of noise generated about SUVs at the moment but the Hyundai Kona does not shout about its abilities, it just delivers them.
This fuss-free formula is favoured by those who need the space and equipment of a quality SUV which decides when you can get away with front wheel drive or would benefit from all-wheel-drive.
Best of all it does not bring you out in a sweat on the road or … [Read more...]

The Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 is a globally recognised large, five-seater, hard-core heavyweight and seriously capable off-roader with a long history and high specification, writes David Miles.
It has evolved over many years since 1993 with over five million sales, the most recent in the hands of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles alliance.
Now in its fourth generation the Jeep Grand … [Read more...]

Success can be measured or judged in many ways, and one of those is behind the wheel of the Kia Sportage, writes Robin Roberts.
It is the Korean’s brand’s best selling model in Britain, and last year a record number of Kia models were sold including their globally best-selling SUV.
So it can be said to be the most desired model in their UK range since the brand entered Britain in 1991, but … [Read more...]

Under the One Ford policy where any model they produced globally, subject to meeting local demand and legislation requirements, could be sold in any market, the EcoSport compact five-door SUV first saw light in 2013 to meet low cost South American markets.
As the compact SUV market grew worldwide for such sized models production was increased with the EcoSport also being built in … [Read more...]